A method for cryopreserving semen from yakido roosters using N-Methylacetamide as a cryoprotective agent

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 297-301

  Sasaki, Kenji ^a   Tatsumi, Toshiaki ^a   Tsutsui, Mariko ^b   Niinomi, Tatsuya ^b   Imai, Takayuki ^b   Naito, Mitsuru ^c   Tajima, Atsushi ^d   Nishi, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a Mie Prefecture Livestock Research Institute   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Cryopreservation; Genetic resources; N methylacetamide; Semen

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249255829     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.009111     Document Type: Article

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